100% of SWNZ wineries and vineyards are provided with personalised greenhouse gas reports.
Being carbon conscious isn’t a goal; it’s a way of life. Our response to climate change is crucial to our reputation as a producer of premium sustainable wine.
Climate change is the most significant long-term challenge facing our industry. Our response to climate change is critical to the reputation of New Zealand as a producer of high value, sustainable, premium quality wine. Ultimately, the actions we take now will influence all aspects of wine production in the future. All aspects of winegrowing and selling have an impact on the planet, so being climate conscious is now a necessary way of life. That is why we are already striving to minimise our impact and accelerate our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
SWNZ currently requires members to report on scope 1 and 2 emissions and incorporates some supply chain emissions, such as packaging and transport to the winery, into its national and regional reporting. Individualised emissions reports are sent annually to SWNZ members enabling them to compare their performance over time and against regional and national benchmarks to inform their strategy for improvement.
The New Zealand Wine Industry Roadmap to Net Zero 2050 (The Roadmap), released in 2024, provides important guidance to help members reach our goal faster. The Roadmap quantified our industry’s total emissions footprint and key sources of emissions. It sets key objectives and identifies emission-reduction opportunities across vineyards, wineries and the broader industry supply chain. As an industry we are committed to reaching this objective and improving our emissions measurement and management across the industry, including in our upstream and downstream supply chains. This commitment is crucial to ensure we leave our industry, our world and our wine better for it.
A growing portion of our membership is taking the next step in driving change by becoming formally certified through verified carbon-auditing bodies. Based on 2023/2024 data - 127 vineyards and 30 wineries reported measuring and managing GHG emissions for their vineyard through a verified certification programme. Of these, 30 vineyards and 12 wineries reported doing this through the Toitu carbon zero programme.